Shloka 30
The Song of the Avantī Brāhmaṇa (Avanti-brāhmaṇa-gītā): Mind as the Root of Suffering and Equanimity Amid Insult
तत्र मामनुमोदेरन् देवात्रिभुवनेश्वरा: । मुहूर्तेन ब्रह्मलोकं खट्वाङ्ग: समसाधयत् ॥ ३० ॥
tatra mām anumoderan devās tri-bhuvaneśvarāḥ muhūrtena brahma-lokaṁ khaṭvāṅgaḥ samasādhayat
လောကသုံးပါးကို အစိုးရသော နတ်တို့သည် ငါ့အား သနားတော်မူကြပါစေ။ ခတ္တဝါနမင်းကြီးသည် တစ်ခဏချင်းဖြင့် ဝိညာဉ်လောကသို့ ရောက်ရှိခဲ့သည်။
The brāhmaṇa of Avantī thought that although he was an old man who might die at any moment he could follow the example of Mahārāja Khaṭvāṅga, who achieved the Lord’s mercy in a single moment. Mahārāja Khaṭvāṅga, as described in the Second Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, fought valiantly on behalf of the demigods, and they offered the king any benediction he might desire. Khaṭvāṅga Mahārāja chose to find out the remaining duration of his life, which unfortunately was a single moment. The king therefore immediately surrendered to Lord Kṛṣṇa and achieved the spiritual world. The brāhmaṇa of Avantī desired to follow this example; with the blessings of the demigods, who are all devotees of the Lord, he hoped to become fully Kṛṣṇa conscious before giving up his body.
FAQs
This verse highlights King Khaṭvāṅga, who—recognizing life’s urgency—achieved the supreme goal within a single muhūrta, showing that intense, focused surrender can bring swift perfection.
Khaṭvāṅga is cited as an example of extraordinary spiritual urgency: when he learned his remaining lifespan was extremely short, he turned fully to the Absolute and attained the highest destination.
Live with spiritual urgency—reduce distractions, remember the Lord daily, and prioritize sincere devotion now rather than postponing practice to an uncertain future.